OBS Chapter 212 A Beast Blinded by Pig Oil
Chapter 212 A Beast Blinded by Pig Oil
Lu Zhiheng looked at the two people in front of him with a cold expression.
If Lu Mingzhu hadn't had an accident in the palace, the two of them would never have bothered to visit the Three Treasures Hall.
"When you sent her to the palace before, I advised against it. Now that something has happened, you've remembered me?"
Looking at the couple in front of him, Lu Zhiheng felt they deserved it: "She is domineering and stupid. She has no future in the palace. It would be better for her to leave the palace now, so as to avoid causing trouble in the future and implicating the Lu family."
"What do you mean by this? Don't you want to take care of your sister?"
Although Madam Lu was afraid of Lu Zhiheng, she was willing to risk everything for her daughter at this moment. "My Mingzhu! My poor Mingzhu! How could you be so heartless as to abandon your own sister!"
Lu Zhiheng coldly pulled his sleeve from Madam Lu's hand and then patted the dust off it with some disgust.
"If my third aunt had listened to me earlier, none of this would have happened. Everything has a cause and effect, what does it have to do with me?"
He looked at the servants in the courtyard and ordered, "Take the Third Master and Third Madam back to their courtyard safely, lock the door, and let them out after things have calmed down."
"Lu Zhiheng, you heartless beast, you don't even care about your own sister! The Lu family is finished now that you've fallen into your hands!"
Such insults no longer bothered Lu Zhiheng.
What happened to Lu Mingzhu had absolutely nothing to do with him.
He wouldn't be willing to put in even the slightest extra effort.
Meanwhile, in the imperial harem.
Lu Mingzhu gazed longingly at the magnificent palace, while her two maids beside her had already changed into dark blue nun's robes.
“Lady Lu…Miss, it’s getting late. If you’re ready, please come with us to the palace gate.”
A white-haired old woman in front of her said sternly, "If we keep dawdling, the palace gates will close, and if we are blamed by those above, we will have no choice but to tell them the truth: Miss Lu deliberately delayed us. As for the consequences... we don't know."
Lu Mingzhu was in tears.
However, overnight, His Majesty decided to send her out of the palace!
It must have been that vile woman Qiao Qingling who said something to His Majesty!
She was pampered since childhood, how could she go to that desolate temple where even birds wouldn't defecate, eating vegetarian food and wearing coarse linen clothes all day long?
"Granny, I beg you, could you please let me see Her Majesty the Empress one last time?"
Lu Mingzhu's voice choked with emotion as she thought that if the Empress knew about this, perhaps she would lend a helping hand.
The old woman looked somewhat embarrassed. Just as she was about to cough and explain, she saw Lu Mingzhu take a purse from Qinglan's hand.
"Granny, there's some loose silver in this purse. Consider it a small token of our respect for you to have a cup of tea. Please be lenient with us."
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
Her beautiful face was full of pleading, which made me feel sorry for her.
The old women exchanged glances for a moment, and finally the head old woman spoke up, "There are still some hours left. We can accompany you once, but if Her Majesty the Empress does not wish to see you, we will forcibly take you away. If we hurt you, please forgive us."
As long as we can see the Empress, there is a glimmer of hope!
Lu Mingzhu's eyes sparkled, and she smiled confidently as always, saying, "Thank you, ladies."
Her cousin is the Grand Secretary of the current dynasty!
His Majesty would never allow her to leave like this!
Accompanied by the matrons, the group walked along the palace road to Fengyi Palace.
The Empress, who should have continued her previous actions, had been claiming illness and confining herself to the palace, never seeing any of the concubines, and had even stopped her morning and evening greetings.
The palace gates were tightly shut at the moment, and they did not even encounter the eunuchs guarding them.
Lu Mingzhu knelt before the door and cried out loudly, "Your Majesty, I, Lu Mingzhu, have something to ask of you. I beg Your Majesty to grant me an audience."
"This concubine, Lu Mingzhu, has something to ask Your Majesty!"
Lu Mingzhu was initially full of confidence, but as the palace gates were tightly closed and no sound came through, she couldn't help but panic.
A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of several old women on the side.
I thought Lu Mingzhu really had the ability to get away with it, but it turns out she was just being presumptuous.
Lu Mingzhu collapsed to the ground, her hands red and swollen from pounding on the palace gate for so long, but she refused to give up, her voice hoarse.
"Your Majesty, I am Lu Mingzhu. Please grant me your permission to meet you."
"Please, I beg you, see me."
There was no sound in the corridor, and even less in the hall, which made Lu Mingzhu even more nervous.
How could this be?
How could Her Majesty the Empress do this?
The Empress had previously said that no matter what happened in the palace, since they served His Majesty together, they would naturally support each other. But now, she refused to see him.
Naïve as she was, she actually believed the nonsense told in the imperial harem.
The people in the palace were indifferent. At this moment, Lu Mingzhu had long been a useless pawn. She had never gained the emperor's favor because of her beauty, nor could she use herself as a pawn for the empress to use. Naturally, the empress was unwilling to take responsibility.
"It's no good for Consort Lu to make such a scene outside. This servant will send her away on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress."
Inside the Phoenix Palace, the head eunuch Lin Qing stood bowing to one side and made a suggestion in a low voice.
"It's alright. The palace gates will be locked in a moment, and those supervising nannies won't let her have her way forever."
"Yes."
……
Sure enough, at the very moment the distant thunder roared and exploded, rain poured down.
Several old women stood up, and two of them grabbed Lu Mingzhu and pulled her up, saying, "Miss Lu, it's time to go."
"Do not--"
Lu Mingzhu's hoarse voice echoed along the palace road.
None of the concubines in the palace dared to step forward and say a word in her defense.
Until the palace gate.
Lu Mingzhu's delicate skin was bruised and purple from the chafing on the palace path, but fortunately, she did not bleed.
The two old women tossed Lu Mingzhu aside in front of the carriage as if she were trash.
"This is Consort Lu, whom His Majesty ordered to be sent out of the palace earlier. It's getting late, so you should take her on her way quickly."
"Yes."
The eunuchs were quick and efficient, and soon stuffed the person into the small carriage.
Just as the carriage was about to depart, a clear female voice came from behind.
Everyone looked and saw that it was Consort Qiao, who had recently been promoted.
"Please wait a moment."
Qiao Qingling arrived in a hurry, her clothes even slightly disheveled.
"Granny, may I speak a few words with Consort Lu?"
Qiao Qingling reached out and placed a few pieces of silver in the old woman's palm.
Although the old woman worked in the Imperial Household Department, she recognized Qiao Qingling and knew that she was the currently favored Consort Qiao. Her tone became somewhat ingratiating.
"Consort Qiao is currently in the Emperor's favor, why would she associate with a criminal? If His Majesty finds out, it will only displease him."
Qiao Qingling smiled gently and said, "Sister Lu and I entered the palace together. We were both concubines, so we naturally had a mutual affection. Now that Sister Lu is leaving the palace, I'm afraid that after today, we sisters will never see each other again. So I came here specially to say a few words to her. I hope you can do me a favor, Granny."